Not Sanded Lower Utility Face – Lower Utility Veneer Core – Not Sanded Back Grade

Product Name	Packing Grade Plywood
Grade	LUT – LUTVC – Not Sanded Back
Face & Back Veneer	Okoume / Bintangor
Core Veneer	Poplar
Glue Type	Type II MR
Thickness	2.7mm / 3.6mm / 5.2mm / 8mm / 9mm / 12mm / 15mm / 18mm
Size(mm)	1220 x 2440

Not Sanded Lower Utility Grade for Face (Okoume)

Live Knots	Yes.
Dead Knots	Puttied
Knotholes	40mm max. diam. Patched, Blending
Burls	Yes
Color Variation	Yes
Stain & Mineral Streak	Yes
Dry Pitch & Bark Pockets	Puttied
Wormholes, Pinholes	Puttied
Worm tracks	Puttied
Vane Marks	Yes
Cross Breaks	Yes
Doze	Puttied

Utility Grade for Veneer Core (Poplar)

Laps	Yes, telegraphing are allowed, strongly bonded to avoid delaminating.
Voids	Yes, less than 5.0mm, 5-6 in single layer.
Shims	Yes
End Split	Yes
Uneven Core Thickness	Yes
Numbers of Components	Not specified

Not Sanded Back Grade for Back Face (Okume)

Boat or Large symmetrical patches	Yes
Live Knots	Yes
Dead Knots	Puttied
Knotholes	40mm max diameter. Puttied, blending
Burls	Yes
Color Variation	Yes
Stain & Mineral Streak	Yes
Dry Pitch & Bark Pockets	Puttied
Wormholes, Worm tracks	Puttied
Vane Marks	Yes
Cross Breaks	Yes
Doze	Puttied

Manufacturing Standard

Item	N/S Utility Face Veneer	Not Sanded Back Veneer
Joint	One is allowed	Allowed
Wrinkles & Delaminating	Partly allowed	Partly allowed
Open Splits	Hair line	Allowed
Filled or Puttied Splits	Three 3.2mm x 508mm	One, max. 11.5mm x 608mm
Fill & Putty Smear	Yes	One, max. 11.5mm x 608mm
Rough Cut& Ruptured Grain	Yes	Yes
Knife Marks	Yes	Yes
Tape & Glue Residue	Sanded	Yes
Sanding	Not Sanded	Not Sanded

Physical Test

Moisture Contents	Less than 15%
Thickness Tolerance	±0.3mm for 6mm & less, ±1.0mm for 8mm & thicker
Allowance in width & Length	±2.0mm
Diagonal Allowance	Max. 3.0mm